Studs Kirby

Studs Kirby is a Bronze Age underground comics creation who burst onto the scene in the pages of High Times Magazine in 1981, conjured up by the irreverent duo of John Holmstrom and Bruce Carleton. This Fantagraphics figure carved out a niche in the scrappy, countercultural corner of the comics world, sharing page space with the likes of Buddy Bradley, Junior, and the wonderfully named Goon on the Moon — a rogue's gallery that tells you everything about the anarchic, anything-goes spirit of the era. With appearances spread across Neat Stuff, High Times Magazine, and his very own Studs Kirby: The Voice of America, he's a compact but genuine piece of alternative comics history, and the fact that one of his eight catalogued appearances carries key-issue status makes him a genuine find for collectors who dig deep into the wilder edges of the Bronze Age.